生物活性玻璃纤维的基因转染研究

生物活性玻璃由于含有钙、磷成分, 因此在基因转染方面具有应用潜能。本研究通过溶胶-凝胶结合静电纺丝技术制备了具有连续介孔或分级纳米孔的微纳米生物活性玻璃纤维(BGF), 并将其用于基因转染。实验结果显示, BGF在无血清培养基中可大量释放Ca²⁺和PO₄^3-, 这些释放的离子在沉积的同时可装载质粒DNA, 起到基因转染载体的作用, 转染效率与BGF之间具有剂量依赖性。当质粒浓度为1 μg/mL、BGF浓度为1000 μg/mL时, 细胞的转染效率可达对照组(脂质体转染试剂)的50%以上。其转染机理与传统的磷酸钙基因转染类似, 而其较好的离子溶出保障了其使用的稳定性, 有望替代纳米磷酸钙转染体系用于基因传输。

Gene Transfection of Bioactive Glass Fibers

Bioactive glasses (BGs) exhibit potential applications for gene transfection because of their composition including Ca and P. Here, bioactive glass fibers (BGFs) with mesopores or hierarchical nanopores, were prepared by electrospinning process using BGs Sol-Gel precursor and its effect on mediating gene transfection was investigated. The results indicate that BGF acts as a gene vector by releasing Ca²⁺ and PO₄^3-, and then reunioning them along with plasmid DNA in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM). BGFs have a dose-dependent manner in transfection efficiency. When using 1 μg/mL plasmid, the transfection efficiency of BGF with concentration at 1000 μg/mL is higher than 50% of lipofectamine LTX_PLUS. The transfection mechanism of BGF is similar to that of calcium phosphate (CaP) system. Furthermore, BGF’s sufficient ions releasing ensures stability and effectiveness to be applied in gene transfection, which makes BGF a promising candidate for gene delivery in replace of traditional gene carrier, the nano-calcium phosphate system.